University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication in Portland

School of Journalism and Communication
Portland Campus

School of Journalism and Communication
Portland Campus

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SOJC Portland is home to the Agora Journalism Center, the Oregon Reality immersive experience lab, and professional master’s programs in multimedia storytelling, strategic communication, and immersive media communication.

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Professional Graduate Degree Programs in Portland

The master's degree programs based at our Portland campus are intellectually challenging and relentlessly practical, preparing students to be innovators and leaders in their fields. They connect students with top professionals in the state’s biggest media market, expose them to the latest in industry thinking and technology, and give them access to world-class faculty members.

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Multimedia Storytelling
Master's

In our flexible, Portland-based multimedia storytelling master’s program, you’ll learn the multimedia journalism skills that will help you tell stories with impact for media, nonprofits, government, agencies, brands, and startups. Choose from virtual, hybrid, or in-person classes held evenings and weekends.

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Strategic Communication
Master's

Whether you’re looking to move up at your current company or land your dream job somewhere new, our flexible, Portland-based strategic communication master’s program will help you build executive-level skills to advance your career. Choose from virtual, hybrid, and in-person classes held evenings and weekends.

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Immersive Media Communication Master's

In our first-of-its-kind, one-year, fully online graduate program, you’ll discover the power of immersive media—including virtual (VR), augmented (AR), and extended reality (XR)—and how to use these new technologies strategically to solve social, environmental, and business problems.

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Where We’re Located

Classes are held evenings and weekends at UO's new Northeast Portland campus in the heart of Oregon’s biggest media market. Visit us to see our Oregon Reality immersive experience lab, Agora Journalism Center, multimedia production studios, state-of-the-art gear checkout, classrooms, and event space. And learn more about housing and student life in Portland and on campus.

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Where We’re Located

Classes are held evenings and weekends at UO's new Northeast Portland campus in the heart of Oregon’s biggest media market. Visit us to see our Oregon Reality immersive experience lab, Agora Journalism Center, multimedia production studios, state-of-the-art gear checkout, classrooms, and event space. And learn more about housing and student life in Portland and on campus.

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Agora Journalism Center

Housed on our Portland campus, the Agora Journalism Center is UO’s forum for the future of local news and civic health. Fueled by the idea that journalism is crucial to the democracy’s health, the Portland-based center convenes academics, students, media partners, and the public to transform how journalists inform and relate to their communities. A national thought leader and incubator of community-centered journalism, Agora is one of only a handful of U.S. academic institutions working in this emerging field.

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Agora Journalism Center

Housed on our Portland campus, the Agora Journalism Center is UO’s forum for the future of local news and civic health. Fueled by the idea that journalism is crucial to the democracy’s health, the Portland-based center convenes academics, students, media partners, and the public to transform how journalists inform and relate to their communities. A national thought leader and incubator of community-centered journalism, Agora is one of only a handful of U.S. academic institutions working in this emerging field.

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Immerse Yourself at the Oregon Reality (OR) Lab

Explore the OR Lab

The next communication frontier is the metaverse and immersive media, from 360 video to virtual reality (VR), augmented reality, and mixed/extended reality. We’re pioneering media-making and research with these emerging technologies at our state-of-the-art immersive experience lab. Visit the SOJC Portland campus to demo our VR platforms and tools, attend an immersive event, see student-produced 360 videos and virtual worlds, and learn about faculty research exploring such topics as the ethics of VR and how virtual worlds help people with disabilities.

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Immerse Yourself at the Oregon Reality (OR) Lab

The next communication frontier is the metaverse and immersive media, from 360 video to virtual reality (VR), augmented reality, and mixed/extended reality. We’re pioneering media-making and research with these emerging technologies at our state-of-the-art immersive experience lab. Visit the SOJC Portland campus to demo our VR platforms and tools, attend an immersive event, see student-produced 360 videos and virtual worlds, and learn about faculty research exploring such topics as the ethics of VR and how virtual worlds help people with disabilities.

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Portland Campus News

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5 Questions: Meet Documentary Storyteller Kyle LaMontagne
Award-winning documentary producer Kyle LaMontagne, who is graduating from the Multimedia Storytelling Master’s program, encourages students to take advantage of the resources the SOJC has to offer.
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5 Questions: Meet Passionate Communicator Galen Ettlin
Galen Ettlin was a well-known news anchor in Portland. Then he launched a career in corporate public relations and enrolled in the SOJC’s Strategic Communication Master’s program to hone his skills.
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Video: Snap AR Scholars Are Making the Ocean Come Alive
An SOJC student-led organization called Snap AR Scholars is working with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to change the way people interact with the ocean to drive conservation.

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